Follow along for updates on current funding opportunities, upcoming events, award recipients, and researcher stories that highlight the research taking place in Nova Scotia.
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The ties that bind: interpersonal relationships as a source of risk and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Halifax, NS (May 7, 2020) Dr. Karen Blair, assistant professor of psychology at St. Francis Xavier University, and Dr. Kathryn Bell, assistant professor of psychology at Acadia University, are co-leading a study that will explore how Nova Scotians are coping during times of physical distancing and stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Nova Scotia prides Read more
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Preventing burnout among front-line care workers to fight covid-19: screen and intervene
Halifax, NS (May 5, 2020) Dr. Debra Gilin, a professor in Saint Mary’s University’s Faculty of Psychology, is leading a study that will rapidly develop tailored screening and intervention tools to support mental health and prevent elevated job burnout or safety risks in COVID-19-responding health care staff in Nova Scotia. “For Nova Scotia to successfully Read more
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New Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition announces COVID-19 Funding Recipients
HALIFAX, NS (May 4, 2020) In this unprecedented time of local and global uncertainty, there has never been a greater need to conduct medical and health related research to collect real-time evidence to inform practice, policy and decision making in this new pandemic environment. The Nova Scotia research community has come together to respond to Read more
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New Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition responds to global pandemic with $1.5 million investment
HALIFAX, NS (April 17, 2020) In this unprecedented time of local and global uncertainty, there has never been a greater need to conduct medical and health related research to collect real time evidence to inform practice, policy and decision making in this new pandemic environment. The Nova Scotia research community has come together to respond Read more
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Call to Labs: Urgent need for reagents for use in COVID-19 testing
The Public Health Agency of Canada has an urgent need for reagents for use in COVID-19 testing. The National Microbiology Lab (NML) is specifically looking for items on the list in the table below, as well as any other RNA extraction reagents. If you can help, please connect directly with Steve Guercio, Executive Director, NML (steven.guercio@canada.ca). PCR 1 ABI Read more
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Research Nova Scotia commits $600K in match funding to coronavirus research at Dal
Dr. Kelvin, along with his international network of research colleagues, are looking for a way to quickly identify the severity of the virus in those who test positive for COVID-19. RNS is joining the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s COVID-19 funding initiative, which has committed $1 million to the project, and the Dalhousie Medical Research… Read more
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